Part Two B

At the bus station in Durham, North Carolina
At the bus station in Durham, North Carolina

OBSERVE
  • Describe what you see. i see a sign that tells the african americans where they have to wait in line.
  • What do you notice first? i notice that the peoplea t thins time are very segregated at this time.
  • what is the physical setting? the setting is in a bus or train station.

REFLECT
  • Why do you think this image was made? to show that african americans were treated differently than white people
  • When do you think it was made? during the great depression
  • Who do you think was the audience for this image? everyone

QUESTION

What do you wonder about... Im wondering why people treat african americans differently than white people
  1. who? who would make this sign?
  2. what? what is the differnce between a white waiting room and african american waiting room


Theatre in Leland, Mississippi
Theatre in Leland, Mississippi

OBSERVE
  • What do you notice first? i notice a movie theatre and a huge sign
  • What is the physical setting? the settinbg is on a street
  • What, if any, words do you see? the sign says: REX THEATRE FOR THE COLORED PEOPLE
REFLECT
  • Why do you think this image was made? this image was made to show that white people are better.
  • Who do you think was the audience for this image? the audience is for everyone who lives there
  • If someone made this today, what would be different? they wouldnt be able to make this sign because your not alolowed to discriminate from people


QUESTION

  1. who? who made this sign?
  2. when? when was this made?
  3. where? where is it located?

Bethlehem-Fairfield shipyards, Baltimore, Maryland. A drinking fountain
Bethlehem-Fairfield shipyards, Baltimore, Maryland. A drinking fountain

OBSERVE
  • Describe what you see. i see a fountain for white people only
  • What do you notice first? i notice that no african americans are allowed to use the fountain
  • What, if any, words do you see? i see the words white water
REFLECT
  • Why do you think this image was made? this image ws made to show that only white people are allowed to use it
  • When do you think it was made? during the great depression and segregation times
  • Who do you think was the audience for this image? everyone
QUESTION
What do you wonder about... im wondering why people are so discriminative back then?
  1. where? where was this picture made?
  2. why? why does it matter if whites and african americans share a water fountain?


Part Two A

Image, Source: intermediary roll film
Image, Source: intermediary roll film


OBSERVE:
Describe what you see. I see an old man with is grandson
What do you notice first? first i notice that the man is standing in a very old and worn out house with tattered clothing. these people dont look very wealthy and not very educated either.
What people and objects are shown? in this picture it shows two african americans and barely anything in the room.

REFLECT:
What’s happening in the image? this image just shows two people just standing in a room.
What tools were used to create this? a camera was used
What can you learn from examining this image? i can learn that it seems African Americans are treated a lot differently.
QUESTION:
where? where are they?
why? why are they just standing there?
how? how do they live in such bad conditions?









sign.jpg
OBSERVE
REFLECT
QUESTION
What people and objects are shown? there is a sign in a park

What is the physical setting? the setting looks like its at a park or a church.

What, if any, words do you see? the sign says "Jesus Christ, The Light of The World"
Why do you think this image was made? I think this image was made to tell people how important Jesus is.


Who do you think was the audience for this image? i think that the audience for this image was for everyone to see.

What can you learn from examining this image? from looking at this image, i can tell that people during the Great Depression cared a lot about religion and Jesus.
What do you wonder about...
who? who made the sign?

when? when did people really start caring about religion?

where? where is this sign placed?


black.jpg
OBSERVE
REFLECT
QUESTION
  • Describe what you see.- I see some African Americans
sitting on a street. it looks like they are sitting on a shoe
shining bench, they might be shoe shiners. it seems like these people have a little more money than other African Americans would in this time.
  • What do you notice first?- fisrt i noticed that the building they are standing infront of is very old and worn down. i think they might be in a bad neighborhood of town. and I also noticed that there are many broken down signs.
  • What people and objects are shown? in this picture it shows a group of 8 African Americans who are sitting outside a building. also there is a very old car and a small dog roaming the streets.
  • When do you think it was made? this picture was taken during the Great Depression

  • What tools were used to create this? A camera was used to create this picture
  • What can you learn from examining this image? i can learn that it was very hard for African Americans to live back then and what life was like for them.
What do you wonder about...
  • what? what are they doing outside the store?
  • when? when is the picture taken?
  • where? are they in Georgia?